Garrett and I whipped up a batch recently, adding wine, onion greens, and more spice to the original recipe. As Molly says, it’s “totally addictive”! Good for gatherings on cold winter days. (If you don’t have a double boiler, fill a saucepan a third of the way with water and bring to a boil, place a metal bowl over the saucepan. This will work as a double boiler.) Serve with bread cubes and forks for dipping....
If you are not familiar with empanadas, they are basically turnovers, usually stuffed with a savory minced meat filling, and popular throughout the Spanish and Portuguese speaking world. In this recipe, the pastry dough is made with cream cheese, butter, and flour, resulting in a particularly scrumptious pastry. The filling is a delicious curried ground pork picadillo. Feel free to improvise with the filling ingredients; you can use practically any stew with finely minced meat, simmered down to the point of barely any liquid, with a little cornstarch added to help soak up extra liquid....
Of course, you can make your own puff pastry, but the store-bought stuff delivers on the flaky texture in so, so (so) much less time. Frozen puff is easy to shape, so you can use it in a variety of ways. Here, I created a lip so I could fill the tart with a salty, savory cheese mixture that serves as a bed for tender asparagus. A bit of lemon zest is a quick way to dress up the springtime vibes....
Top the burgers any way you like, but this recipe calls for a few slices of tomato, red onion, and avocado along with a bright lemon chive mayo. The sauce is an easy way to add another layer of flavor to these already sensational burgers. How to Make a Juicy Burger with Ground Chicken Ground chicken is one of the leanest meats available. That’s good news if you are looking for a lighter burger, but it can lead to a dry patty if you don’t keep a few things in mind....
They’re an Easter tradition, a soft, slightly sweet, spiced yeast roll speckled with currants and often candied citron. The buns are marked with a cross on top (hence the name), signifying a crucifix, and are typically served on Good Friday, the Friday before Easter Sunday. A Traditional English Treat Hot cross buns are a rather old English tradition, dating back to the Saxons who marked buns with a cross in honor of the goddess Eostre, the goddess of light, whose day of celebration eventually became Easter....
But let’s imagine a hypothetical situation wherein you have misjudged your guests’ enthusiasm for whipped cream-topped pie following a big holiday meal, and now you find yourself faced with a fairly large amount leftover. Do you throw it away? Do you save it, knowing that it will likely lose its billowy magic over the next few days? Let me offer a third option: Freeze your leftover whipped cream for later....
For a long time this meant cranking on the oven, which is the traditional method of making granola. And let’s be honest, that’s just a pain. It really is. Hence the better, easier way to make granola: the slow cooker. Why Use the Slow Cooker for Granola? First, the oven baking method doesn’t really allow you to do big batches. If you bake the granola on a sheet pan and pile it on too thick, then you just get granola that stays wet in the middle and burns on the outside....
When I first stumbled upon Elise’s recipes for Microwave Strawberry Jam and Microwave Fig Jam, I thought, “No way!” No way making jam could be that easy. No way that it could be as good as “real” jam. Consider me a convert. I have now tried this microwave method with blueberries, peaches, and strawberries, and the results have been nothing short of jam heaven. This jam is just as sweet and spoonable as any other homemade or store-bought jam....
What Makes a Great Lemon Curd Recipe? I set out to make a lemon curd that would be tart and sturdy enough to layer between rounds of cake, but also sweet enough to eat on its own, one spoonful at a time, straight from the jar. Video: How to Make Lemon Curd How to Make the Best Lemon Curd A good lemon curd has a glossy finish, holds together like pudding, feels smooth and creamy on the tongue, and has a nice balance of flavor between tart and sweet....
So, the Hummingbird Cake perplexes me, because, well, I can’t stop eating it. What Is Hummingbird Cake? If you’re not familiar, hummingbird cake is a spiced pineapple-banana cake topped with cream cheese frosting and pecans. Maybe it’s the pecans that lure me in, or the way the taste fools me into thinking I might just be eating a fancy piece of banana bread with a little cream cheese. Good for you, right?...
Even better, you can make the filling any time of day and it will stay nice and hot in the electric pressure cooker until dinnertime. (I love using my Instant Pot! If you’re new to the Instant Pot, check out our post How To Use an Instant Pot: A First-Timer’s Guide.) A Versatile Pressure Cooker Recipe This is a versatile, adaptable recipe—a riff on the stovetop Teriyaki Lettuce Wraps here on Simply Recipes....
In addition to pressure cooking, the Instant Pot has a sauté setting that functions like an electric cooktop, a slow cooker setting, yogurt making setting, and a number of pre-set functions. Most recipes for the device utilize the pressure cooking function, often in conjunction with the sauté function, allowing for one pot cooking. Since the Instant Pot utilizes a moist cooking environment, it’s best for dishes that cook in liquid or recipes that use a steaming method:...
We use them in so much of our cooking that I’ve taken to even pickling my own. For the last year I’ve been searching for a recipe for jalapeño jelly that didn’t rely on food dye or commercial pectin, but to no avail. So, with some experimentation, I’ve come up with the following recipe which uses apple jelly made from Granny Smith apples (the tart, green apples) as a base, and cranberries for color....
The bottom is a simple graham cracker crust that’s buttery and crunchy, while the filling is an ultra creamy cheesecake with the fruity tang of fresh key lime. It’s topped with a sour cream and key lime zest whipped cream that is fluffy, light, and the perfect balance to the rich cheesecake. Make it several hours or even a day ahead since the cheesecake needs to chill so that it fully sets....
I’ll see them less, but in some ways I’ll think about them more, as the lead lunch packer and chaperone for our family. Oliver needs an extra packed snack because he has a playdate after school. Remind Ethan to check lost-and-found for his water bottle, again. Pick up frozen pizzas for nights I don’t have it in me to make dinner—Hugh likes pepperoni. Likewise, Simply Recipes has back-to-school top of mind....
That’s why I zeroed right in on this recipe for Vanilla and Chocolate Marbled Bundt Cake in my friend Irvin Lin’s new cookbook, “Marbled, Swirled, and Layered.” Why Marbled Bundt Cake Recipe Is a Must-Try He makes it with a chocolate-coffee syrup swirled into the batter. Plus chocolate chips. Plus a thick vanilla glaze over top. Game, set, match. If you’ve been reading Simply Recipes for the past few months, you have no doubt noticed some of the recipes Irvin Lin has shared here, like his Easy Peanut Butter Fudge and these very tempting Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies....
It was March of 2021, and although I was tired of constantly being on Zoom after Zoom for work, when I heard that Michael W. Twitty was having a virtual 3-day workshop where we explored the culinary connections between West and Central Africa and the American South, I signed up without hesitation. I had no idea what to expect from the session and was a little nervous. The first night of class, however, all of those jitters dissipated and every session after got better and better....
When the grill is out I just toss the peppers with olive oil and plop them on the grill. Sprinkle with salt and you have the easiest pepper side ever for grilled meat. The other day I had some leftover smoked mozzarella from a recipe and decided to stuff my favorite little peppers with it. As if these little peppers couldn’t get better. Wow! Think of this treat as an Italian take on jalapeno poppers....
